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A shrine niche with decorated murtis, photographed in a room with yellow-ochre walls. In the centre, a golden-skinned statue of a seated female figure in a red and orange sari, hands joined in namaskar, wears a pink flower garland and a red and gold necklace, seated on a green draped seat. In front, a black Shiva linga wrapped with a green and gold silk cloth and garlanded with pink, yellow and purple flowers, marked with white tripundra lines. To the right, a black stone figure in pink dress with a yellow flower garland and white flowers, and to the left a smaller black figure in pink with flower garlands. Piles of yellow and pink flowers and fruit fill the lower right corner. Statues only, no living people visible; a white electrical cord and sockets appear on the wall. Hindu puja and abhishekam-style offerings are displayed.

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